Ten Cities that Led the World: From Ancient Metropolis to Modern Megacity
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Divided: Why We're Living in an Age of Walls
New from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Prisoners of Geography
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We feel more divided than ever.
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The Earth Transformed: An Untold History
A revolutionary new history that reveals how climate change has dramatically shaped the development—and demise—of civilizations across time
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The Power of Geography: Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World
In this revelatory new book, Marshall explores ten regions that are set to shape global politics in a new age of great-power rivalry: Australia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the UK, Greece, Turkey, the Sahel, …
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Edible Economics: A Hungry Economist Explains the World
Edible Economics brings the sort of creative fusion that spices up a great kitchen to the often too-disciplined subject of economics
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Lost Islamic History: Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past
Islam has been one of the most powerful religious, social and political forces in history. Over the last 1400 years, from origins in Arabia, a succession of Muslim polities and later empires expanded …
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Worth Dying For: The Power and Politics of Flags
When you see your nation’s flag fluttering in the breeze, what do you feel?
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River Kings: A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Road
A brilliant new history that dramatically reassesses how far the Viking world extended.
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Quantum: A Guide for the Perplexed
In this lively look at quantum science, a physicist takes you on an entertaining and enlightening journey through the basics of subatomic physics.
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The Silk Roads: A New History of the World
From the Middle East and its political instability to China and its economic rise, the vast region stretching eastward from the Balkans across the steppe and South Asia has been thrust into the global…
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Navola
From the New York Times best-selling author of Wind-Up Girl and The Water Knife comes a sweeping literary fantasy about the young scion from a ruling class family who faces rebellion as he ascends to …
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Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil, and lithium. These fundamental materials have created empires, razed civilizations, and fed our ingenuity and greed for thousands of years. Without them, our modern worl…
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Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
A rollicking history of England's earliest kings and queens, a story of narcissists, excessive beheadings, middle-management insurrection, uncivil wars, and more, from award-winning British actor and …
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Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics
Geography shapes not only our history, but where we're headed...
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All leaders are constrained by geography. Their choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas and concrete. Yes, to follow world events…